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by nanomonkey 2273 days ago
Sudomesh has been working on one of these devices, disaster radio: https://disaster.radio
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I like the solar integration. My ideal product would be a programmable LoRa transceiver integrates into a waterproof battery bank with solar, gps and a small touch screen. Should be about the size of a large handheld which could mounted on a house, tree, mast or carry it in a pocket/bag. Apps could be, SOS messages, chat and weather information. If it’s extensible (e.g. something like an app store or package manager), I’m sure folks will dream up additional uses.

Sort of like a more hackable/accessible phone and long range radio.

Unfortunately, the Earl tablet never made it to market: https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2015/01/26/video-update-ab...

Earl specs: Waterproof; Solar charging; eInk; ANT+; NFC; VHF/UHF transceiver (GMRS, PMR446, UHFCB); GPS; Sensors: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Magnetometer, Temperature, Barometer, Humidity; AM/FM/SW/LW/WB

LTE, LoRa, 5G, and Hostapd would be great

Being able to plug it into a powerbank and antennas for use as a fixed or portable e.g. BATMAN mesh relay would be great